Temporary VAT Reduction in Vietnam: Consumer Behavior Analysis
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of temporary VAT rate changes on consumer behavior in Vietnam, particularly concerning the VAT reduction implemented during 2023–2024. The research analyzes annual survey data and household expenditure reports to assess changes in consumer spending on durable goods during the first half of 2024 (2024 H1 ...
Hang Thi Thu Trinh
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Praising the police, avoiding the station: gendered differences on police-Public relations in Kuwait. [PDF]
AlSabah N +3 more
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Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies
ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
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Domestic violence and social policy formation in Palestine: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study. [PDF]
Shobaki A, Al-Shafai N.
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Understanding Substance Use and Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ+ College Students Post‐COVID‐19
ABSTRACT This study examines the reported frequency of substance use, levels of suicide risk, and their relationships among LGBTQ+ college students (N = 192) following the COVID‐19 pandemic. Participants most commonly reported alcohol and marijuana use, and least commonly reported unprescribed prescription opioid or heroin use.
Afroze N. Shaikh +6 more
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Neurodevelopmental justice: rethinking adolescent criminal responsibility in Puerto Rico. [PDF]
Ramírez-Rivera E +1 more
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Democracy, Human Rights, and Islamic Family Law in Post-Soeharto Indonesia
M. Cammack, A. Bedner, S. V. Huis
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ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
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Socio-cultural challenges and mental health needs of female sex workers in Bangladesh: a call for culturally sensitive interventions. [PDF]
Rahaman MA, Shamma FT.
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Cohort profile: The Halmstad University Register on Pupils with Intellectual Disability
Abstract Background Knowledge about the living conditions among people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is globally scarce. Even in countries with good access to registers, this is often partly due to the absence of a single, comprehensive, nationwide register of individuals with ID or the inability to identify all individuals with ID within ...
Eva Jönsson +3 more
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